Splits Edge
Biggest handedness advantages on today's slate — where L/R matchups create real edges.
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Handedness Edge — 2026-06-29
| # | Batter | B/T | Pitcher | Overall HR/FB | Matchup HR/FB | Edge | Tier | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | Spencer Torkelson | R vs L | Ryan Weathers | 6.7% | 20.3% | +203% | 🔵 C+ | DET @ NYY |
| 160 | Zach Mckinstry | L vs L | Ryan Weathers | 4.2% | 8.7% | +107% | ⚪ D | DET @ NYY |
| 26 | Michael Conforto | L vs R | Griffin Canning | 16.1% | 33.3% | +107% | 🟠 C | SD @ CHC |
| 139 | Kyle Tucker | L vs L | Gage Jump | 5.9% | 11.9% | +102% | ⚪ D | LAD @ ATH |
| 71 | Mookie Betts | R vs L | Gage Jump | 9.1% | 18.0% | +98% | 🟠 C | LAD @ ATH |
| 27 | Kyle Stowers | L vs L | Sean Sullivan | 15.7% | 30.9% | +97% | 🟠 C | MIA @ COL |
| 41 | William Contreras | R vs L | Nick Lodolo | 10.0% | 18.7% | +87% | 🟠 C | CIN @ MIL |
| 123 | Nathan Lukes | L vs L | Sean Manaea | 9.1% | 16.9% | +86% | ⚪ D | NYM @ TOR |
| 1 | Nick Kurtz | L vs L | Eric Lauer | 26.1% | 46.2% | +77% | 🟡 B | LAD @ ATH |
| 185 | Gabriel Arias | R vs L | Tyler Alexander | 25.0% | 7.1% | -72% | ⚪ D | TEX @ CLE |
| 171 | Kyle Higashioka | R vs L | Parker Messick | 33.3% | 10.4% | -69% | ⚪ D | TEX @ CLE |
| 177 | J.P. Crawford | L vs R | Ryan Johnson | 27.3% | 8.9% | -67% | ⚪ D | LAA @ SEA |
| 17 | Miguel Vargas | R vs R | Shane Baz | 17.2% | 28.6% | +66% | 🔵 C+ | CWS @ BAL |
| 105 | Xavier Edwards | S vs L | Sean Sullivan | 28.6% | 9.7% | -66% | ⚪ D | MIA @ COL |
| 79 | Christian Yelich | L vs L | Nick Lodolo | 33.3% | 11.4% | -66% | ⚪ D | CIN @ MIL |
| 90 | Jarren Duran | L vs R | Miles Mikolas | 34.4% | 12.0% | -65% | ⚪ D | WSH @ BOS |
| 138 | Freddy Fermin | R vs L | Shota Imanaga | 40.0% | 14.9% | -63% | ⚪ D | SD @ CHC |
| 25 | Bryan Reynolds | S vs R | Aaron Nola | 16.2% | 26.2% | +62% | 🔵 C+ | PIT @ PHI |
| 11 | Pete Crow-Armstrong | L vs R | Griffin Canning | 22.0% | 35.5% | +61% | 🔵 C+ | SD @ CHC |
| 107 | Jasson Dominguez | S vs R | Casey Mize | 50.0% | 19.6% | -61% | ⚪ D | DET @ NYY |
| 130 | Alex Bregman | R vs R | Griffin Canning | 16.3% | 6.5% | -60% | ⚪ D | SD @ CHC |
| 146 | Javier Sanoja | R vs L | Sean Sullivan | 22.2% | 9.0% | -60% | ⚪ D | MIA @ COL |
| 108 | Justin Foscue | R vs L | Parker Messick | 50.0% | 21.6% | -57% | ⚪ D | TEX @ CLE |
| 142 | Dylan Crews | R vs L | Ranger Suarez | 22.2% | 9.6% | -57% | ⚪ D | WSH @ BOS |
| 170 | Tristan Gray | L vs R | Peter Lambert | 15.0% | 6.5% | -57% | ⚪ D | MIN @ HOU |
| 128 | Josh Bell | S vs R | Peter Lambert | 19.4% | 8.5% | -56% | ⚪ D | MIN @ HOU |
| 157 | Myles Straw | R vs L | Sean Manaea | 4.8% | 7.5% | +56% | ⚪ D | NYM @ TOR |
| 66 | Luke Raley | L vs R | Ryan Johnson | 35.0% | 15.6% | -55% | 🟠 C | LAA @ SEA |
| 80 | Miguel Amaya | R vs R | Griffin Canning | 23.8% | 10.7% | -55% | ⚪ D | SD @ CHC |
| 189 | Vaughn Grissom | R vs R | George Kirby | 16.0% | 7.2% | -55% | ⚪ D | LAA @ SEA |
What this means:
The Edge column shows how much better (or worse) this specific
handedness matchup is compared to the batter's overall HR/FB rate. A +40%
edge means the batter's HR/FB rate is 40% higher in this specific L/R split — they mash this type of pitcher.
Look for high-edge batters already ranked in the top 25 for the strongest plays.
B/T = batter hand / pitcher throwing hand.
Splits data sourced from FanGraphs platoon leaderboards with Bayesian regression for small samples.